Business Development & Coaching with The Circle & Many Rivers - VIRTUAL
2025-08-27 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-09-10 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-09-24 10:00 - 11:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | Online
Introduction Session Overview

Introduction: The Circle – First Nations Entrepreneur Hub
Introduction: Many Rivers
Business Coaching Journey & On-boarding with Many Rivers
Starting Your Own Business 101
Ongoing Support & Business Development
Questions & Answers
Open Forum for Business Owners to Network

This event will be held fortnightly via Microsoft Teams, the link will be shared with via email before the event.

Port Adelaide Business Development Sessions
2025-08-27 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-03 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-17 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-24 10:00 - 16:00 | Tauondi College, 1 Lipson Street, PORT ADELAIDE, SA, 5015, Australia
Have a cuppa with a Circle team member and discuss your business or business idea.
An hour appointment can be booked via thecircle@sa.gov.au.

IBA Business Workshops – Building Blocks for Business Success
2025-08-28 09:30 - 12:30 | Online
What is your business vision? Do you want to get a better understanding of the statutory and legal requirements that need to be considered when operating a business in Australia?
This workshop also introduces basic financial management concepts and tools used to run a business.
Topics include:
• Basic business structures
• Registrations, business name and vision statement
• Business management obligations such as insurance, record keeping, business names, intellectual property and cultural considerations
• Financial literacy and key business terms
• Basic financial management concepts

Stretton Centre - Grant Writing Workshop
2025-09-02 10:00 - 14:00 | Stretton Centre, 307 Peachey Road, MUNNO PARA, SA, 5115, Australia
A hands-on, practical session where we break down grant writing in a way that’s easy to understand – even if you’ve never written one before. Participants will walk away with more than just notes; you’ll actually start creating your own content during the workshop.
We will cover where to find grants, how to interpret the criteria, and most importantly—how to answer questions clearly and persuasively. There will be guided activities, group discussion, and time for questions. Plus, you’ll get a workbook that you can take home and use for future applications.
“This isn’t death-by-PowerPoint—it’s about giving you tools, confidence, and clarity to take that next step in funding your business growth.”
$20 per person – buy your tickets here.
Only 15 spots available so get your ticket quickly.

Adelaide Hills / Fleurieu Business Development Sessions
2025-09-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Mount Barker Library, 3 Dumas Street, MOUNT BARKER, SA, 5251, Australia

Office for Small and Family Business - Smarter Sustainability for Your Small Business. Grants and Growth - Mount Barker
2025-09-02 16:00 - 19:00 | Lariatinga Pavilion, 100 Springs Road, MOUNT BARKER, SA, 5251, Australia
Are you ready for What’s Coming? Grants & Smarter Sustainability
The business landscape is shifting. Costs are rising. Customers are changing. And big companies are asking small businesses to show how they’re reducing their environmental impact — especially carbon emissions.
Now’s the time to take action. The newly released Powering Business Grants can help you invest in sustainability and future-proof your operations — but only if you know where to start.
This hands-on workshop is designed specifically for small businesses — including those in hospitality, tourism and retail — who want to survive and thrive in a changing environment.
You’ll walk away with:

A practical understanding of how sustainability applies to your business.
Key opportunities to reduce emissions, energy use and waste — and save money doing it.
Tools to identify and access useful data for tracking your business’ footprint.
A free 1-on-1 follow-up session to review your specific business setup and systems.

Eligibility: Open to South Australian small business owners with fewer than 20 full-time equivalent staff, or any size family-owned business not already in a SA Government sustainability support program.

This workshop is proudly support by the Mount Barker District Council.

IBA Business Workshops – Procurement Workshop - VIRTUAL
2025-09-04 09:30 - 12:30 | Online
Want to grow your Indigenous business? Learn how to pitch for government and corporate contracts.
This workshop is designed to help you build on your knowledge and become more confident in pitching for large contracts.
Topics include:
• The Government’s Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) and how it supports Indigenous businesses
• How the buying process works
• How to apply for tenders and contracts and demonstrate that your business can deliver.
Don’t miss this chance to learn how to grow your business and access new opportunities. Whether you’re just starting out or ready to take things to the next level, this workshop is for you.

Industry Capability Network - Net Zero Economy Webinar – VIRTUAL
2025-09-04 11:30 - 12:00 | Online
We’re helping you get the “cheat sheet” to net zero. This series is taking on the important parts of the reporting and legislation that you need to know.
Join us for this informative webinar, where we will break down climate disclosure obligations and government policies to explain how this will affect smaller businesses, as well as highlight some of the exciting new opportunities within the net zero economy.
ICN’s National Climate Director – Dr Vanessa Rauland will help you to:

Unpack the essentials of upcoming mandatory climate reporting for businesses
Understand the downstream impact on your business as a supplier
Learn how to prepare your business and take proactive steps
Understand the emerging opportunities in Australia’s net zero transformation

Dr Vanessa Rauland

National Climate Director
Industry Capability Network

Dr Vanessa Rauland has a background in climate policy, decarbonisation & sustainability in academia and industry. She holds a MSc Env & Resource Mgt & PhD in Decarbonising Cities.

IBA Business Workshops – Marketing Fundamentals - VIRTUAL
2025-09-09 09:30 - 12:30 | Online
At this workshop you will hear how applying the fundamental principles of marketing can help to increase awareness of your business and improve the potential for customers to buy from you.
Topics include:
• The 4+4Ps of marketing
• Researching the market
• Know your customer
• Branding and storytelling
• Culture in branding
• Developing a marketing strategy.
Build your brand, target your audience and find out what it takes to make your business stand out.

Murray Bridge Business Development Sessions
2025-09-09 10:00 - 16:00 | Ngarrindjeri Ruwe Empowered Communities (NREC), 50 Old Princes Highway, Murray Bridge, South Australia, 5253, Australia

Department of Finance - An introduction to Australian Government procurement for suppliers workshop - VIRTUAL
2025-09-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This session is intended as an introductory session to help potential suppliers understand how to participate in Australian Government procurement and contracting opportunities.
What you’ll learn:

Why you may want to sell to the Australian Government
What the Australian Government buys and how
Procurement methods and industry engagement
How to start the process to sell
Responding to an approach to market
What to expect if you win a contract
What to expect if you don’t win a contract

Adelaide Business Hub - How to boost your Personal Brand to create better connections online - VIRTUAL
2025-09-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Presented by Adelaide Business Hub and The Australian Government Digital Solutions program.
Priya from PM Enrich will explain how you can boost your personal brand online to create better business relationships and attract new clients.
She will also help you create a strategy to take the drain out of networking, so you get more meaningful connections to grow your business.

The webinar will also include:
– How to go about developing your personal brand on LinkedIn
– Networking online with purpose
– Before, During and After strategy to turn new connections into referral partners
– Identify how to communicate your real value to attract your ideal clients

IBA Business Workshops – Budgeting & Finance Strategy – VIRTUAL
2025-09-11 09:30 - 12:30 | Online
Learn about basic financial management and budgeting for business at this workshop. During this session you will learn about key financial concepts and develop budgets using a specially designed spreadsheet budgeting tool.
Topics include:
• Key financial terms
• Financial reports for small business.
• Why numbers matter
• Understanding budgeting and forecasting
• Creating a budget
• Finance sources
• Industry analysis using PESTLE
• Pricing your product or service.

IBA Business Workshops – Create a Lean Business Plan – VIRTUAL
2025-09-16 09:30 - 12:30 | Online
In the final workshop of the series, participants bring together information gained from the other workshops and their own research.
Using their business development learner guide, participants will develop a lean business plan and showcase their business.
Topics include:
• What, why, when and who wants one
• Types of business plans
• What is your X factor
• Lean business plan components
• SMART goal setting.
With your lean business plan and business development learner guide, you should be able to clearly explain your business to others and identify what resources you will need to take the next steps in starting your business.

Department of Finance - Building your best tender response supplier workshop - VIRTUAL
2025-09-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This session will provide businesses with practical steps for developing stronger tender responses and build their understanding of the process for lodging a tender submission.
What you’ll learn:

A brief overview of the Commonwealth Procurement Framework
How Australian Government organisations approach the market
Best practices for responding to an approach to market
Tender writing tips and key elements for a successful response
Common pitfalls and how to avoid them

Industry Capability Network SA - Profile Improvement Workshop
2025-09-17 09:00 - 12:00 | Industry Capability Network SA (ICN SA), Level 4, 11 Waymouth Street, ADELAIDE, SA, 5000, Australia
Let ICN help you put your best foot forward!
This workshop will help you to create a comprehensive company profile on the ICN Gateway, allowing you to put your best foot forward and maximise opportunities for winning work.
The ICN expert team will provide you with inside hints, tips and advice to ensure your profile is looking its best whilst being full of relevant content that will help ICN and external suppliers find your business and service offering.
We will discuss:

What is ICN and what do we do?
What is ICN Gateway?
How major projects use ICN Gateway
What an effective ICN company profile looks like
What improvements you can make to your profile
How to express interest in supply opportunities
What happens to your expression of interest (EOI)

Please bring a laptop computer or tablet to the session.
Numbers are limited so register your place today. Each ticket includes lunch and refreshments.

IBA Business Workshops – Your Business & IBA – VIRTUAL
2025-09-18 09:30 - 12:00 | Online
Do you have an idea for a business? Or are you just starting out and want to find out more? This info session is a great place to start!
Topics include:
• What is business, why go into business and are you ready
• Business success, risks and challenges
• Business preparation and planning
• Developing and testing your business idea
• Business essentials workshops and how they fit into your plan
• Business development learner guide (supplied) and how to use it.
• IBA, your business and how we can help.
At the end of this introductory session, you should be able to decide whether to continue your business journey and work out your next steps.

Office for Small and Family Business - Small Business Week 2025
2025-09-22 - 2025-09-26 | SA
Registrations are now open for Small Business Week 2025!

Get ready for a week dedicated to empowering South Australia’s small business community, wherever you are in your journey.
Held across both metropolitan and regional areas, Small Business Week 2025 delivers a mix of in-person and online events designed to help you grow, adapt, and thrive in today’s business landscape.
With a full program of free professional development experiences, including webinars, workshops, expert panels, and networking sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to dive into essential topics like building business capability, navigating the digital landscape, planning your workforce, and more.

Prefer to learn on your terms? Our suite of online, on-demand content throughout the week will mean you can tap into expert advice when and where it suits you, whether that’s after hours, between meetings, or on the weekend.
Whether you’re just starting out or scaling up, this is your chance to gain real-world insights, connect with industry leaders, and unlock new opportunities for long-term success.
Explore the full program and register now – your next step starts here.

Office for Small and Family Business - Small Business Expo 2025
2025-09-22 08:00 - 12:00 | Adelaide Oval, War Memorial Drive, NORTH ADELAIDE, SA, 5006, Australia
Welcome to Small Business Week (SBW) 2025! At this half day event the Minister for Small and Family Business, Hon Andrea Michaels MP will officially open SBW 2025.
Expert demographer and renowned author, Bernard Salt AM, will share insights and analysis on the local and global trends and factors guiding the way we live, behave and do business.
Next, a South Australian business panel will provide a look into some of the State’s greatest small and family business success stories, including;

Bureau, Visionary & Co-founder, Tyson Gundersen

The Yoghurt Shop CEO, Brandon Reynolds

2XE Founder and CEO, Nick Palousis

Villi’s Family Bakery CEO, Alison Milisits

Ochre Dawn Founder and CEO, Rebecca Hunter-Harvey

Small Business Expo
We’re bringing the Small Business Strategy to life by shining a spotlight on the delivery partners who help businesses build capability, innovate, and grow.
At this event you’ll be able to navigate the available support, connect directly with providers, and discover your next steps to strengthening your business capability in a wide range of areas including;

Small Business Fundamentals

Sustainability

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Drought Support

Business Growth

Exporting

Procurement

Navigating Government Support

Digital Capability

At our dedicated Spotlight Stage you’ll hear short, sharp, relatable conversations with small business owners who share their experience working with a program or delivery partner.
These authentic, short-form presentations will showcase real outcomes — whether it’s growth, new markets, or improved practices.
Join us at the Small Business Week 2025 Welcome event and Expo to start strengthening your capability.

IBA Business Workshops – Building Blocks for Business Success – VIRTUAL
2025-09-23 09:30 - 12:30 | Online
What is your business vision? Do you want to get a better understanding of the statutory and legal requirements that need to be considered when operating a business in Australia?
This workshop also introduces basic financial management concepts and tools used to run a business.
Topics include:
• Basic business structures
• Registrations, business name and vision statement
• Business management obligations such as insurance, record keeping, business names, intellectual property and cultural considerations
• Financial literacy and key business terms
• Basic financial management concepts.

Council of Small Business Roadshow & Meta Boost, Adelaide
2025-09-24 09:00 - 15:00 | U City Centre, 43 Franklin Street, ADELAIDE, SA, 5000, Australia
The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) Roadshow is hitting the road with two tailored programs that address the most pressing issues facing small businesses today: Industrial Relations and Cyber Security. These critical topics are designed to help business owners and employees navigate the challenges in today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving landscape.
TWO DYNAMIC PROGRAMS
The roadshow features two tailored programs designed to address the most pressing issues facing small businesses today – industrial relations and cyber security.
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
Connect with industry leaders, peers, and experts to exchange ideas and insights.
NATIONWIDE COVERAGE
The roadshow will cover all states and territories, ensuring widespread access.
REGISTRATIONS CRUCIAL
Registrations are crucial as our workshops often sell out quickly, and securing your spot early ensures you don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity.

IBA Business Workshops – Marketing Fundamentals – VIRTUAL
2025-09-25 09:30 - 12:30 | Online

Stretton Centre - Business Finance For Micro and SME's
2025-09-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Stretton Centre, 307 Peachey Road, MUNNO PARA, SA, 5115, Australia
Empower your business with financial confidence!
As part of Small Business Week 2025, The Stretton Centre is proud to be partnering with the Office for Small and Family Business, the Small Business Commissioner SA, the Industry Advocate, and the Commissioner for Consumer and Business Services, to deliver this practical workshop. During this session you will learn easy-to-understand tools to help you manage cash flow, understand your numbers, and make smarter financial decisions—no accounting degree required!
Presented by Protego Finance this event will help you understand your cashflows & develop good financial practices & habits for your business to help set you up for financial success. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to improve your existing processes, this workshop will provide simple tools, real-world examples, and expert insights to help you make informed decisions and avoid common cash flow pitfalls.

Adelaide Business Hub - Launch your Business Webinar - VIRTUAL
2025-09-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
This 2 hour session is tailored to the needs of business intenders.
Whether you are new to business, or you want to refresh your knowledge because you are starting another venture, we cover the nuts and bolts of feasibility, finance, marketing, legal, leasing, intellectual property and more.
This workshop will cover:
– How to establish the feasibility of your business idea.
– Rules and Regulations that you need to know.
– Cashflow and budget basics.
– Marketing and sales.
– Strategy and goals.
Checklists, resources, and helpful tools included.
